Guillemin said fire investigators aren't ready to release more information about the cause of the Courtney fire because they are "still actively investigating and tracking things down, and they don't want any of that to be compromised."

CAL FIRE officials on Thursday said "The fire remains under investigation. "CAL FIRE has reported nothing new since Sept. 18, when the agency issued a release stating that in cooperation with the sheriff's office it had "identified the person believed to be responsible for the Courtney fire."

In that release, CAL FIRE also stated a juvenile, believed to have intentionally started 13 fires in the Oakhurst area over the past several months, had been identified.

The juvenile, a boy who has not been named by authorities, was arrested and is under the jurisdiction of juvenile court, Madera County District Attorney Michael Keitz said Thursday. Keitz said he couldn't comment further because the suspect is a juvenile.

The boy is not believed to be involved in starting the Courtney fire or the Junction fire, which swept through Oakhurst on Aug. 18 and destroyed five homes. The person believed to be responsible for the Courtney fire is not believed to have started the Junction fire, which remains under investigation.

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Every year in California thousands of wildfires start throughout the state.
In most cases, the dispatch center sending the initial resources to a wildland fire
will designate a name for the fire, but the first on scene engine or fire official can
also name the incident. Fires are usually named for the area in which they start –
a geographical location, local landmark, street, lake, mountain, peak, etc. Quickly
naming the fire provides responding fire resources with an additional locater, and
allows fire officials to track and prioritize incidents by name.
For example during the Southern California Fire Siege of 2003, the largest
wildland fire in California history, the Cedar Fire in San Diego County, was
named after the Cedar Creek Falls area where it started. The destructive Old
Fire, which burned during the same time period in San Bernardino County, was
named after the road along which it started - Old Waterman Canyon Road.
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